Michael Brooks (left) shows the Powerball tickets he bought Friday from Mo Jamaleddin at the Texaco station on Jackson Street Extension in Alexandria.

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Jeff Matthews
jmatthews@thetowntalk.com

Mo Jamaleddin was already burned out from punching the keys on the lottery machine with the last - and possibly busiest - day still to go.

"Too many," Jamaleddin said, when asked Friday how many Powerball tickets the Texaco station on Jackson Street Extension in Alexandria was selling. "I'm tired of it. I'm ready for someone to win it."

Powerball sales are surging nationally in anticipation of what should be a record-setting jackpot. Estimates Friday afternoon put the top prize at $600 million, but it could jump even higher depending on last-day sales before Saturday night's drawing. ...